Chris Sloan

Mr. Sloan is chair of the Firm's Emerging Companies Group and focuses his practice on start-ups and other emerging businesses and also handles complex software and other IT transactions for both small and large companies alike.

Featured Videos

Participating vs. Non-Participating PreferredMay 16, 2016

Is a Non-Disclosure Agreement Always Necessary?October 14, 2014

Never Tell an Investor that You Have No CompetitionAugust 20, 2014

Wearing Multiple Hats from a Legal StandpointJune 25, 2014

Convertible Debt as a Cost-Effective Finance ToolJune 3, 2014

Securities Law for StartupsApril 17, 2013

Featured Experience

Represented a provider of SaaS donor management software for non-profits in connection with a $3.5 million Series A Preferred Stock financing transaction.

2016

Represented a direct-to-consumer products and services company in connection with a $47 million equity investment, a $15,000 secured line of credit, and an exclusive supplier agreement with a strategic partner.

2016

Represented a health & wellness SaaS provider in connection with a $1.2 million Series A-3 Preferred financing transaction.

2016

Professional Biography

Overview

Mr. Sloan helps many early-stage, high-growth businesses with business planning and formation, venture capital funding, drafting and negotiating vendor and customer agreements, strategic contract negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property protection and other general business law and intellectual property law issues. He often serves as outside general counsel for these types of companies.

Mr. Sloan regularly represents both technology and brick-and-mortar clients in connection with software, IT and other vendor contract negotiations, including software and health care IT transactions valued as high as $100 million. He regularly counsels hospitals and other health care providers on IT and intellectual property issues. Mr. Sloan takes pride in providing his clients with practical, cost-effective advice tailored for each client's unique business objectives. He is actively involved in the technology and entrepreneur communities, and he is a frequent author, speaker, board member and leader in that community.

He is actively involved in the Nashville Technology Council and currently serves as general counsel. Mr. Sloan was a member of the Nashville Chamber's Partnership 2010 Entrepreneurship Task Force and serves on the advisory board for the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. Mr. Sloan is a long-standing member of the executive committee of the Tennessee Bar Association's Intellectual Property Law Committee.

Mr. Sloan is a frequent speaker and contributor to CLE seminars, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Nashville Technology Council events and other similar events. Follow him on Twitter @casloan and LinkedIn @chrissloanesq.

Representative Matters

Represented a provider of SaaS donor management software for non-profits in connection with a $3.5 million Series A Preferred Stock financing transaction.

(2016)

Represented a direct-to-consumer products and services company in connection with a $47 million equity investment, a $15,000 secured line of credit, and an exclusive supplier agreement with a strategic partner.

(2016)

Represented a health & wellness SaaS provider in connection with a $1.2 million Series A-3 Preferred financing transaction.

Mr. Sloan is actively involved in many conservation organizations locally, nationally and internationally. He is one of the more widely recognized regional experts on bird identification and distribution, and he co-authors a quarterly column on birds of Tennessee & Kentucky for North American Birds. Several of his papers on birds have been accepted and published in scientific journals. Mr. Sloan is also an avid nature photographer and has sold photos to publications in North America and Europe. Some of his pictures can be found at www.chrissloanphotography.com. He is the co-author of "Birds of Tennessee: A New Annotated Checklist", published in July 2015.

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